The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture
- ISBN-10
- 1610698401
- ISBN-13
- 9781610698405
- Series
- The Grand Canyon
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-06-30
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- Randy Moore, Kara Felicia Witt
Description
This single-volume encyclopedia examines the Grand Canyon in depth, from the native peoples who have survived there for centuries to the explorers who charted its vast expanses and to the challenges that Grand Canyon National Park faces. • Includes a chronology of important events in the history of the Grand Canyon, helping readers to hone in on key events that occurred during its history • Presents a chronology of important events in the history of the Grand Canyon, helping readers to focus on key events that occurred during its history • Offers a Grand Canyon "at a glance" section that allows readers key statistics about the park • Provides an appendix that gives readers the chance to explore "firsts" in the history of the Grand Canyon as well as to plot the GPS coordinates of major sites at the national park • Features photos from the authors' personal research travels that illuminate the text in such a style as to be different than tour books and trail guides
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